Strategies to Optimize Nephrolithiasis Emergency Care (STONE): Prospective Evaluation of an Emergency Department Clinical Pathway.

Objective: To convene a multi-disciplinary panel to develop a pathway for Emergency Department (ED) patients with suspected nephrolithiasis and then prospectively evaluate its effect on patient care.

Materials And Methods: The STONE Pathway was developed and linked to order sets within our Electronic Health Record in April 2019. Records were prospectively reviewed for ED patients who underwent ultrasound or Computerized Tomography (CT) to evaluate suspected nephrolithiasis between January 2019 and August 2019 within our institution.

Inpatient Opioid Use Poorly Predicts Discharge Opioid Prescriptions Following Nephrectomy.

Introduction: The overprescribing of opioids after urological surgery places patients at risk for opioid overuse and dependency. However, few guidelines exist to help urologists consistently prescribe appropriate quantities of pain medications. We sought to characterize the variation in opioid prescribing habits at time of discharge following nephrectomy.

High Burden of In-Person Kidney Cancer Surveillance in a Low Resource Population.

Introduction: Postoperative kidney cancer surveillance is predominantly based on imaging and laboratory evaluation rather than physical exam. We sought to characterize the burden of kidney cancer surveillance in a low resource population with an aim to identify opportunities for telehealth implementation.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed patients who underwent partial or radical nephrectomy between November, 2016 and May, 2018 at an academic medical center.